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 April 17, 2007POGO to Testify Before House Homeland Security Committee |
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 For Immediate ReleaseContact: Jennifer Porter Gore jgore@pogo.org or (202) 347-1122 WASHINGTON—Scott Amey, General Counsel and Senior Investigator at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) will be one of the witnesses testifying April 20 before the House Committee on Homeland Security. The hearing titled “Responsibility in Federal Homeland Security Contracting” will examine ways to improve the government’s methods of acquiring goods and services. Since fiscal year (FY) 2000, federal government contracting for goods and services has increased from $219 billion to almost $417 billion for FY06. The Department of Homeland Security contract spending is $15.7 billion for FY06, according to April 12, 2007 data from the Federal Procurement Data Service. The hearing will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 20, 2007 in Room 2118 of the Founded in 1981, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is an independent nonprofit that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more accountable federal government. # # # Home I Archives I Expose I Search I Donations I Investigations I About Us I Contact Us I Press Room
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